Khewhok was the
curator of
modern art at the
National Gallery of Thailand in
Bangkok from 1985 to 1986.[1] In 1985, he spent 100 days in a Thai monastery, and was ordained as a Buddhist monk.[2] After moving to Hawai'i in 1986, he worked at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (now the
Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House) as chief conservator and collections manager from 1988 to 2008.
Khewhok is best known for his miniature portraits, some painted on pills and wooden ice cream spoons.[4] His Edouard Manet from 1999 is a
subtractive drawing in graphite on a used envelope. One of the three stamps is also drawn in graphite. He has exhibited miniature sculptures, including
mixed media life-sized sculptures of insects. The
Hawaii State Art Museum[5][6] and the
Honolulu Museum of Art[7][8] are among the public collections holding works by Khewhok.
References
International Art Society of Hawai'i, Kuilima Kākou, Hawai’i-Japan Joint Exhibition, Honolulu, International Art Society of Hawai'i, 2004, p. 22
Morse, Marcia and Allison Wong, 10 Years: The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 2006,
ISBN1888254076, p. 60
Wong, Allison, 10 Years - The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center - Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006,
ISBN9781888254075, p. 60
Footnotes
^Wong, Allison, Catharine E. B. Cox Award Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art, Dec.-Feb. 2012/13, p. 3